(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
whispered conversation; whispering
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
prickling; stinging; tingling
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
to be sooty; to be stained
shoji with an oil-treated screen (for increased water resistance)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
understanding; comprehension
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
sitting with one knee drawn up
carving; engraving; chiselled features
although; but; even though; I wish that
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to look away; to avert one's eyes
older sister; elder sister